Medic Alert Bracelet

[Jelly Belly 10]

Has anybody thought about or gotten a Gastric Sleeve (or whatever procedure you are having) medical alert braclet?

[harmonylynn 47]

YES, my medical doctor made the suggestion. I ordered mine from Lauren's Hope. I have my surgery listed in addition to allergies and contact number.

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[Losebig 508]

I was thinking about it, but can’t think of why after its healed a sleeve would matter in an emergency (I don’t have any other allergies or conditions to list).

[Sara1981050 25]

I’m always have medical bracelets yes because I’m sezuire and now I’m gastric bypass surgery last January 9,2017 for one years

[kakatlady612 1,053]

Hmm I have allergies to multiple foods, tape and latex, insect stings, asthma and will have a RnY.

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[Myaiku_Kuraitani 245]

Yeah, I actually want to. I will in a month or two. Hopefully.

Hw-273
Sw-226
CW-140
GW-130
Size- 4 or 6, Small in sweats. Small in shirts. depends on how it's cut or made.
Bra Size- 38D

Surgery Date- April 26th, 2017
RNY
"Only those who try will become" FFX

[Road2Newme3 116]

I was thinking about it, but can’t think of why after its healed a sleeve would matter in an emergency (I don’t have any other allergies or conditions to list).

My doctors recommended it but said it wasn't a necessity because of the fact in emergencies we cant have a blind NG/G tube placed. (nasogastric tube) they'd have to get an ultrasound of our stomachs before placing the tubes so they don't accidentally go too far or something like that? I dunno. I agree with you that after a year there wouldn't be any issues.

[kakatlady612 1,053]

How about me as a RnY? I will have a blind pouch with a iddie bitty anastomosis to my small intestine. 5/8ths of my stomach is just sitting there making digestive juices, they remove most of your stomach and discard it, you litterally become bananarama kids.

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[jess9395 5,449]

I was gonna get one but ran it by my sister who is a paramedic on an ambulance and she couldn’t see a need. They don’t do NG tubes in the field and rarely in any emergency situation.

But she said if you do get one make sure it looks like a medic alert Bracelet. The ones that look like bracelets they miss. It has to have the BIG Red Cross and be very obvious.

She said a better idea is to program it into the health part of your smart phone. She says they all are trained to look there these days.

[Jelly Belly 10]

21 hours ago, harmonylynn said:

YES, my medical doctor made the suggestion. I ordered mine from Lauren's Hope. I have my surgery listed in addition to allergies and contact number.

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Do you have a picture?

[Losebig 508]

5 hours ago, jess9395 said:

I was gonna get one but ran it by my sister who is a paramedic on an ambulance and she couldn’t see a need. They don’t do NG tubes in the field and rarely in any emergency situation.

But she said if you do get one make sure it looks like a medic alert Bracelet. The ones that look like bracelets they miss. It has to have the BIG Red Cross and be very obvious.

She said a better idea is to program it into the health part of your smart phone. She says they all are trained to look there these days.

Thanks! Updated it in my smart tube. Looks like there is low risk in a blind NG insertion for a sleeve, but a bigger one for RNY